6.30 AM
Does anyone else have to set three alarms to wake up on time? Once my third alarm goes off I quickly wake myself up and put on my gym clothes. I find my days are always a lot more productive when I get the gym done in the morning, it sets me up for success every day. When I get back I quickly get ready, put some work-appropriate attire on, and set off for the office, luckily I only live 20 minutes away so it isn’t too much of a chore.
8.30 AM
When I arrive at my desk, I plug my laptop in and check my emails. I have some feedback from a task I sent to my supervising lawyer yesterday. I have a quick read to see if there is anything I need to action before going to coffee with the other Clerks.
9.30 AM
Friday mornings are for the Digital Economy Transactions (DET) team's weekly meetings. Here we catch up on all of our capacities, current matters, and projects we are working on, as well as have a bit of a laugh with the rest of the team.
10.30 AM
After our meeting, I spend the morning researching possible amendments to the Privacy Act and reviewing submissions to the law reform commission for an article our Expertise Counsel is drafting. It is super interesting to see how the proposed reforms will impact businesses and their current processes, and the things that will need to change should the new legislation come into effect.
12.30 PM
This is usually as far in the day as I get before getting hungry. Me and some of (most of) the other Clerks head downstairs and take over the MLC steps. Not before going into the food court and grabbing something yummy for lunch, it's Friday after all.
1.30 PM
After lunch, I'm meeting with my Clerkship Tendering Project group to discuss our progress on the task we had been given by one of the partners. Every year, each clerkship cohort participates in the tendering project, where they pitch the firm to a prospective client – it really gets your competitive side going as you want your team to be the one to land the client!
3.00 PM
My supervising lawyer comes to my desk with a task for me to complete in the afternoon. It involves comparing a services agreement we previously sent to the lawyers representing a party our client is transacting with, and identifying any changes/amendments they may have made. Luckily the firm has super helpful tools that make it much easier than combing through a large document page by page!
4.00 PM
I launch a Teams meeting that was set up for the clerks to learn about different practice groups at the firm. Today's presentation was made by the Corporate Transactions team. It was really cool to learn about the kind of work that they do. These calls set up for the Clerks are super insightful and help us to form an idea around potential graduate rotations we might want to preference, as you get to rotate through three of the firms' practice areas during the Graduate Programme.
5.00 PM
I update my supervising lawyer on the changes that were identified in running the compare on the Services Agreement, luckily there weren’t too many unexpected changes but they will need to go back and clarify some matters with the other side. After doing this, I pack up my desk and head downstairs for a drink with some of the other clerks. The clerkship is a super social time so it's great to catch up on everyone's days
7.30 PM
Home finally! Time to unwind and continue binging my favorite Netflix show.
10.30 PM
Probably best to get some sleep after a long day, I'm so looking forward to a good sleep-in tomorrow.
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